Cost-minimization analysis in a blind randomized trial on small-incision versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy from a societal perspective: Sick leave outweighs efforts in hospital savings

Trials

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 80-

  Keus, Frederik ^a,d   de Jonge, Trudy ^b   Gooszen, Hein G ^c   Buskens, Erik ^c,e   van Laarhoven, Cornelis J H M ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SMALL INCISION CHOLECYSTECTOMY; SOCIETY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 70350103024     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-80     Document Type: Article

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